Editing Julius Streicher (section)

===Continued activism===
When the Nazi Party was banned in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt, Streicher in early 1924 joined the [[Greater German People's Community]] (''Großdeutsche Volksgemeinschaft'', GVG) a Nazi [[front organization]] established by [[Alfred Rosenberg]]. Streicher challenged Rosenberg's weak leadership and on 9 July 1924 was elected as Chairman of the GVG in his place.{{sfn| Miller| Schulz| 2021| p=353}} When Hitler was released from his prison sentence at [[Landsberg am Lech]] on 20 December 1924 for his role in the Putsch, Streicher was one of the few remaining followers waiting for him at his Munich apartment.{{sfn|Fest|1974|p=219}} Hitler – who would value loyalty and faithfulness very highly throughout his life – remained loyal to Streicher even when he landed in trouble with the Nazi hierarchy. Although Hitler would allow suppression of ''Der Stürmer'' at times when it was politically important for the Nazis to be seen as respectable, and although he would admit that Streicher was not a very good administrator, he never withdrew his personal loyalty.{{sfn|Evans|2003|p=189}}

In April 1924, Streicher was elected to the Bavarian ''[[Landtag]]'' (legislature),{{sfn|Zentner|Bedürftig|1991|p=922}} a position which gave him a margin of [[parliamentary immunity]] – a safety net that would help him resist efforts to silence his [[racism|racist]] message.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} In January 1925 he also joined the Nuremberg City Council. Hitler re-founded the Nazi Party on 27 February 1925 in a speech at the [[Bürgerbräukeller]] in Munich. Streicher was present and pledged his loyalty; the GVG was soon formally disbanded.{{sfn| Kershaw| 2008| pp=163-164}} As a reward for Streicher's loyalty and dedication, on 2 April he was appointed ''[[Gauleiter]]'' of ''Nordbayern'' the Bavarian region that included [[Upper Franconia|Upper]], [[Middle Franconia|Middle]] and [[Lower Franconia]]. He established his capital in his home town of [[Nuremberg]]. His jurisdiction would undergo several changes in the coming years. On 1 October 1928, it was significantly reduced to the area around Nuremberg-Fürth. On 1 March 1929, it again expanded, absorbing a neighboring Gau. Now encompassing all of Middle Franconia, it was renamed ''Gau Mittelfranken''. Finally, in April 1933, the districts were consolidated and became simply [[Gau Franken]].{{sfn|Keß|2003|p=250}} In the early years of the party's rise, ''Gauleiter'' were essentially party functionaries without real power; but in the final years of the [[Weimar Republic]], as the Nazi Party grew, so did their power. ''Gauleiters'' such as Streicher wielded immense power and authority under the Nazi state.{{sfn|Bartrop|Grimm|2019|p=270}}